Grammar
Read the sentence that has a missing word.
My ______ check my work.
Which word belongs in the sentence?
a. teachers
b. teacher
c. teaching
a. teachers
sp_
a. i
b. e
c. y
c. y
Read the sentence.
“For me, a snowless town is not any fun.”
What does the word snowless mean?
a. full of snow
b. without snow
c. under the snow
b. without snow
STORY 1
Which sentence from the article tells the author’s opinion?
a. I think my yard is the best place.
b. I sit in the shade under the tree.
c. I look down and spot a small bug.
a. I think my yard is the best place.
Choose the letters that complete the word.
do_ _ _
a. dge
b. gde
c. tch
a. dge
Read the sentence that has a missing word.
My mom ______ to work.
Which word belongs in the sentence?
a. walk
b. walks
c. walking
b. walks
Choose the letters that complete the word.
jump_ _
a. et
b. ed
c. de
b. ed
Read the sentence.
She sees a happy sun up high on the wall.
Which word from the sentence tells a direction?
a. sun
b. up
c. wall
b. up
STORY 1
Read the sentence from the article.
A gray jay lives in the nest.
What does the word jay mean?
a. a kind of flower
b. a kind of bird
c. a kind of nut
b. a kind of bird
Which of these is the correct way to write a question?
a. How can I help Mom?
b. I know I can help?
c. Where is the mop.
a. How can I help Mom?
Which of these sentences is a question?
a. I want to see the animals.
b. Where are the animals?
c. We found some pigs!
b. Where are the animals?
Choose the letters that complete the word.
_ _ist
a. wr
b. ur
c. yr
a. wr
Read the sentence.
But this is an endless job.
What does endless mean in this sentence?
a. like an end
b. without an end
c. having an end
b. without an end
STORY 1
Which sentence tells the central idea of the article?
a. The yard has a tree with a nest.
b. The yard has pretty flowers.
c. The yard is a special place.
c. The yard is a special place.
Read this sentence.
When there is just one bun left, let someone have it.
Which words help you understand the meaning of the word left?
a. there is
b. just one
c. let someone
b. just one
Which of these sentences is a question?
a. I want to see the animals.
b. Where are the animals?
c. We found some pigs!
b. Where are the animals?
Choose the letter that completes the word.
can_
a. i
b. e
c. a
b. e
Read the sentence.
“That was very helpful, Tom.”
What does helpful mean in this sentence?
a. full of help
b. needs some help
c. thinking of helping
a. full of help
STORY 2
What is the problem in the story?
a. Old Jack likes to make up poems.
b. Old Jack thinks he is the best at everything.
c. Old Jack meets Tall Paul down by the brook.
b. Old Jack thinks he is the best at everything.
Read this sentence.
One day, Old Jack heard an unseen man shout back, “I am.”
What does unseen tell you about the man?
a. Old Jack cannot see the man.
b. Old Jack can see the man well.
c. Old Jack can almost see the man.
a. Old Jack cannot see the man.
Read the sentence that has a missing word.
Flowers are in the garden, and _____ are pretty.
Which word belongs in the sentence?
a. it
b. he
c. they
c. they
Choose the word ______.
a. do’nt
b. don’t
c. do’not
b. don’t
Read the sentence.
Cat slowly let Bird go.
What does the word slowly tell about?
a. how Cat let Bird go
b. when Cat will let Bird go
c. that Cat will not let Bird go
a. how Cat let Bird go
STORY 2
How is the problem in the story solved?
a. Old Jack beats Tall Paul in a race.
b. Old Jack has a contest with Tall Paul.
c. Old Jack asks Tall Paul to make up poems.
b. Old Jack has a contest with Tall Paul.
Read the sentence.
The caterpillar naps in the cocoon.
Which word in the sentence is a position word?
a. in
b. the
c. cocoon
a. in